NOPD Chief Harrison outlines budget proposal for 2017 to City Council members

New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Michael Harrison presented his 2017 budget proposal to City Council members Friday.

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Updated: 6:30 PM CDT Oct 28, 2016

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QUICK -- >> ENHANCE
CIVILIANIZATION AND REDUCE THE
NUMBER OF OFFICERS.
NATALIE THOSE IN ATTENDANCE
: PRAISED NOPD FOR THE WORK
THEY'VE DONE,
>> THIS TEAM IS DOING AN
INCREDIBLE JOB CONSIDERING THE
MAN POWER THAT THEY HAVE.
NATALIE TO MAINTAIN THE POSITIVE
: PUBLIC APPROVAL RATING FOR
2017.
ONE OF CHIEF HARRISON'S GOALS IS
TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR MORE
RECRUITING AND HIRE MORE
CIVILIAN PERSONNAL.
SO OFFICERS CAN FOCUS ON THEIR
POLICING DUTIES.
>> THIS WILL ENHANCE OUR
CAPACITY FOR CRIME ANALYSIS AND
CRIME SCENE PROCESSING WITHOUT
PLACING ADDITIONAL BURDENS ON
OUR COMMISSION POLICE OFFICERS.
WE ALSO PLAN TO CONTINUE
EXPANDING OUR RECRUITMENT
EFFORTS.
NATALIE ADDITIONALLY, NOPD WANTS
: TO MAINTAIN ITS GOAL OF
TRANSPARENCY,BY SHARING MORE
OPEN DATA WITH THE PUBLIC.
>> WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
MOVE FORWARD ON RELEASING DATA
AND BEING TRANSPARENT WITH
CITIZENS.
THIS MEANS MORE OPEN DATA SETS
AND MORE DATA RELEASED ON OUR.
AND NOPD NEWS RELEASES AND
WEBSITES.
NATALIE COUNCIL MEMBER SUSAN
: GUIDRY ALSO APPALUDED NOPD FOR
THE WORK THEY'VE ACCOMPLISHED,
AND THINKS THE 2017 BUDGET WILL
CONTINUE THAT POSITIVE STREAK.
>> THE THING THAT'S THE NUMBER
ONE PRIORITY TO OUR CITIZENS IS
PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND I THINK WE ARE ON A RO
WITH THIS POLICE FORCE AND THIS
POLICE CHIEF

NOPD Chief Harrison outlines budget proposal for 2017 to City Council members

New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Michael Harrison presented his 2017 budget proposal to City Council members Friday.

The NOPD received the highest public approval rating it has gotten since 2009 this year, and Harrison said he wants to keep that momentum going into next year.

To maintain the positive public approval rating for 2017, one of Harrison’s goals is to increase funding for more recruiting and hire more civilian personnel for the department, so officers can focus on their policing duties.

“This will enhance our abilities for crime analysis and crime scene processing without placing additional burdens on our commissioned police officers. We also plan to increase our recruitment efforts and the budget provides for a dedicated recruitment director,” Harrison said.

Additionally, the NOPD wants to maintain its goal of transparency by sharing more open data with the public.

“We are going to continue to move forward on releasing data and being transparent with citizens. This means more open data sets and more data released on NOPD news releases and websites,” Harrison said.

Those in attendance praised the department for the work they’ve done.

“This team is doing an incredible job considering the manpower that they have,” French Quarter Task Force administrator, Bob Simms said.

City Council member Susan Guidry also applauded NOPD for the work they have accomplished and thinks the 2017 budget will continue that positive streak.

“The thing that’s the No. 1 priority to our citizens is public safety, and I think we are on a roll with this police force and this police chief. We’re really becoming nationally known,” Guidry said.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s budget plan for NOPD in 2017 calls for more funding for better equipment and technology, such as license plate readers to help the department improve efficiency.

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